Willie Blair
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William Allen Blair (born December 18 1965 in Paintsville, Kentucky) is a former journeyman right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1990-2001. Blair played baseball for Morehead State University before the Toronto Blue Jays drafted him in the 11th round of the 1986 amateur draft.[1] Blair spent four seasons in the Blue Jays minor league system, playing for the St. Catharines Blue Jays (1986), the Dunedin Blue Jays (1987-88), the Knoxville Smokies (1988), and the Syracuse Chiefs (1989).[2] In his career, Blair pitched with the Blue Jays (1990), Cleveland Indians (1991), Houston Astros (1992), Colorado Rockies (1993-94), San Diego Padres (1995-96), Detroit Tigers (1997, 1999-2001), Arizona Diamondbacks (1998), and New York Mets (1998). His best year was 1997, in which he had 16-8 record and an ERA of 4.17. Willie Blair now resides in Lexington, KY. and is doing a camp at Champions baseball.
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- ↑ Whitmire, Tim. "Six-foot-10 pitcher racking up Ks at Morehead State", Associated Press, April 17, 1999.
- ↑ "Dunedin Blue Jays on winning streak", Toronto Star, May 22, 1987, p. G3.Perkins, Dave. "Jays acquire Tenace as a batting coach, add 10 roster rookies", Toronto Star, November 17, 1988, p. B6.MacCarl, Neil. "Glenallen Hill sacrifices power and his batting average soars", Toronto Star, July 26, 1989, p. F3.
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- Baseball-Reference.com - Major league career statistics
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